light question

I recently bought a t5 light for my tank..would it be ok to keep the original tank fixture running along side it ..on one hand you would think more light is better but I heard that because they are diffrent spectrumsit may not be good to run the t5 along side the original tank light..thanks for any input;D;D;D

 

Moved to lighting board.

 

It will not hurt anything. You may get algae growth, depending on the bulb that is in it, but probably not much. You should be able to replace the bulb with a marine version though.

 

but will it do anthing other than run up my electric bill

 

It will provide more light... just not much compared to a t5 unit. Not sure if it would be worth it to be honest. IF I were to use it, i would use it to provide a different color than the t5s.

 

any color suggestion thanks

 

What bulbs are you getting on the T5 and what type of lighting is the original unit?

 

The T5 has a 21 watt 10k and a 21 watt blue ant. the old fixture has a 17w all glass aquarium lamp flurecent

 

It looks like they aren't high output, I could be wrong, do you know if it is? It won't hurt anything and at 17w will cost less then a dollar to run all month. Mixing spectrums is a good thing, you are then able to get blues for color and red/ yellows/ greens for growth. What are you planning on keeping? Fish only?

 

fish soft corals and maybye an anemone